This man is an utter...

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Sūþsēaxe: The Land of the South Saxons

• Feb 18, 2008

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...GENIUS!

Yet another spell binding a captivating series (Life in Cold Blood) from the most talented of all naturalists and energising presenters. If I could shake the hand and share a drink with any 'celebrity', this man would be first on the list by a country mile.

I give you....


Sir David Attenborough.

 

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• Feb 18, 2008

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LEGEND!

Although i'm boycotting this series currently.

Not that i'm a snob but after watching Planet Earth in HD, mere terrestrial tv doesn't quite do the BBC nature programmes justice.

I will await it's showing on BBC HD

 

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• Feb 18, 2008

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Legend!

 

John Bumlick

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• Feb 18, 2008

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very true. i'm still enjoying Planet Earth on BluRay...stunning. had to wait to get the BBC version on dvd because, over here, they had sigourney weaver narrating it. i shit you not.

 

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John Bumlick said:

very true. i'm still enjoying Planet Earth on BluRay...stunning. had to wait to get the BBC version on dvd because, over here, they had sigourney weaver narrating it. i shit you not.

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Where is 'over here?'

I purchased my blu ray from Amazon in the USA back last July and thankfully David Attenborough was the narrator.

 

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• Feb 18, 2008

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clippedgull said:

Where is 'over here?'

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us and a.

they showed it on the discovery channel. i was so excited as i'd heard a lot about the show. imagine how crushed i was when i heard her voice. i watched it for about 10 minutes thinking it was some kind of joke...

 

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John Bumlick said:

us and a.

they showed it on the discovery channel. i was so excited as i'd heard a lot about the show. imagine how crushed i was when i heard her voice. i watched it for about 10 minutes thinking it was some kind of joke...

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Blimey!

I remember before I ordered mine that a lot of forums over there were saying she was narrating and that they wanted David Attenborough.

I ordered anyway, thinking that I would re-purchase when the BBC released it over here ( 6 months later!)

Anyway, when it turned up it had Davids voice, boy, was I relieved!

Guess they only made so many with her as narrator!

 

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Sūþsēaxe: The Land of the South Saxons

• Feb 18, 2008

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John Bumlick said:

us and a.

they showed it on the discovery channel. i was so excited as i'd heard a lot about the show. imagine how crushed i was when i heard her voice. i watched it for about 10 minutes thinking it was some kind of joke...

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Jesus H. Christ. What on earth were they thinking? His dulcet tones are an essential part of the whole package and they replace him with some two-bit hollywood tramp who has more experience prancing about with paper mache aliens than some of the worlds finest creatures. My opinion of the US of A has been lowered even further

 

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Barrel of Fun said:

Jesus H. Christ. What on earth were they thinking? His dulcet tones are an essential part of the whole package and they replace him with some two-bit hollywood tramp who has more experience prancing about with paper mache aliens than some of the worlds finest creatures. My opinion of the US of A has been lowered even further

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oh come on now, BoF. it's not all bad, you know. the people i know are actually quite alright. normal, even.

and, don't forget, the likes of you and I grew up with Sir David. the average non-PBS watching american probably doesn't even know who he is.

of course, the government and the "media" are a different story entirely...

 

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Sūþsēaxe: The Land of the South Saxons

• Feb 18, 2008

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John Bumlick said:

oh come on now, BoF. it's not all bad, you know. the people i know are actually quite alright. normal, even.

of course, the government and the "media" are a different story entirely...

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Agreed with the media and government. I want to dislike the Americans, but I don't think I have met a single bad American. I met quite a few on my gap year in South America and they were way ahead of the other nations that travel on the friendly stakes. In fact, I lived with three Americans in the Cloudforest for five months and they were great fun. Love the British sense of humour seemingly and certainly the accent.